What element must a writer fully distinguish before beginning a short story?
the exposition
the conflict
the climax
the resolution

The Exposition, because the climax doesn't come into the story till you actually know who the characters are and there outlooks on the subject at hand. The conflict can't be known, again until you know the characters and their current situation, and last it can't be the resolution because you don't start the story with the ending (unless the beginning of the story starts as a flashback showing the reasoning for the story).:000

Identify the theme of the story in your sentence

Do you have any idea how to summarize it ? i'm willing to , but not do it for you.